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Texas Association of Builders
May/June 2016
HOMEPAC
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f you didn’t get the chance to
demonstrate your swinging abilities at
our HOMEPAC TopGolf event inMarch,
you’ll have the opportunity to strut those
skills at the annual FUNdango Washers
Tournament at the Sunbelt Builder Show™.
Prior to FUNdango, local associations are
fundraising for HOMEPAC by putting
their own spin on the washers tournament
explosion - think: Crab Boil & Washers
Tournament - sending their winners to
compete to bring home all the glory from
the state level competition in August.
Fundraising on the local association level
is extremely critical to the success of
HOMEPAC. Don’t tell me that some of the
following ideas don’t beg for shared pictures!
• Beer-making and salsa competition with
live music
• Barn dance with live and silent auctions
• Chili cook-off and live music with a best
booth/best dressed competition
• Putting Par-Tee (putt putt mini golf)
• Bowling with Builders
• Nails & Tails Fishing Tournament
• Oktoberfest celebration
• Tailgate party at major/minor league games
• Elected officials fish fry or barbeque
• Legislative breakfast
• Dancing with the Stars competition
A large majority of our local associations
go the extra mile by ‘passing the hat’ for
HOMEPAC at each and every event. You’d
be surprised at how quickly those small
donations add up!
Another local association utilizes their
annual dues notice as an opportunity to
give their members the option to send
in a HOMEPAC contribution with their
membership fees.
There are quite a few outstanding members
who enjoy being their local association’s
HOMEPAC liaisons, providing peer-
to-peer influence to solicit HOMEPAC
activity and contributions. Oftentimes,
these folks invite prospective supporters to
meetings with elected officials. Local level
HOMEPAC liaisons have been known to
organize into small groups, or simply
provide a one-on-one experience.
If the prospect of pitching a sale for
HOMEPAC is not your forte, rather than
focusing on the money, focus on the
opportunity you are giving your fellow
members to take a proactive role in the
industry - in their community and on the
state level.
Since the new year rolled around,
HOMEPAC has seen an increase in
annual membership contributions, with
quite a few members opting for a higher
HOMEPAC contribution – a trend I hope
will continue!
Carol Longacre is the President of Longacre
Construction Company in Lewisville, TX.
Carol currently serves as the volunteer chair
of the HOMEPAC Board of Trustees.
By Carol Longacre
Effective, Eventful
HOMEPAC Fundraising on a Local Level
PrimeLending, A PlainsCapital Company
MARCH 30
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